Blog tagged as Governor

Mental health professionals can no longer attempt to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity under legislation Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Wednesday.

Dozens of hours of MIRS research discovered more than $2.06 billion in next year's state budget dedicated to special projects that exclusively benefit a specific area or group, spending defined by some as "pork." The spreadsheet can be found here.

Stacey LaRouche at 24 years old, will be the youngest woman to serve as press secretary to a Michigan governor.

As the Legislature gears up to pass a record budget for next year totaling nearly $81 billion, MIRS has laid out the 10 significant, big-dollar differences between the Governor's proposed budget and the spending plans passed by the House and Senate.

In an ideal world, the governor of Michigan would make at least $200,000 and the Attorney General would make closer to $250,000, the chair of the State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC) told MIRS Monday.